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Meranoplus dimicans
| Meranoplus dimicans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Meranoplus bicolor) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Meranoplus |
| Species: | Meranoplus dimicans Walker, 1859 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Meranoplus bicolor.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- dimicans. Meranoplus dimicans Walker, 1859: 375 (w.) SRI LANKA. Junior synonym of bicolor: Bingham, 1903: 168; Donisthorpe, 1932b: 576.
References
- Bingham, C. T. 1903. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Hymenoptera, Vol. II. Ants and Cuckoo-wasps. London: Taylor and Francis, 506 pp. (page 168, Junior synonym of bicolor)
- Donisthorpe, H. 1932b. On the identity of some ants from Ceylon described by F. Walker. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 10(9): 574-576 (page 576, Junior synonym of bicolor)
- Walker, F. 1859. Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects. [part]. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 3(4): 370-376 (page 375, worker described)